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MeFi post:
Boing Boing Finds 21st Century Trotsky?
TNH was one of the most interesting posters in the RASF hierarchy back when she was active on usenet. As was PNH, actually. But power corrupts, and they are example primus for the superiority of a many-to-many "group of peers" communications forum where nobody has the power to delete or censor anyone else's posts over a one-to-many forum like a blog where all the power rests in one person's hand and they generally run it like a little tinpot dictator.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 10:58 AM on June 30, 2008
The comment about violet and blue lighthouses wasn't even disemvowel quality, as it's been removed.
That was me who made the comment. I also commented on the "perils of auto-replace without explanation" post with a comment along the lines of "Auto-deletion without explanation can be perilous as well, especially when Violet Blue references all disappear without warning or a note or explanation" but that wasn't disemvowelled, just disappeared.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 12:27 PM on June 30, 2008
Ironically enough, one of the posts mentioning Violet Blue that was unpublished was a post that backhandedly accused Google of censoring search results, including Violet Blue and it bore the headline "Google 'disappears' sex blogs?".
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 2:07 PM on July 1, 2008
Xeni's response to those complaining about sneaking in the line on unpublishing alla sudden into the site policy:
As for the remarks about the unpublishing, Christ people, Teresa linked to it in the post, we never thought before that we needed to have an explicit policy on when or how an editor might edit or take down or refuse to take down their own work (we operate pretty autonomously here, we don't ask each other for permission or approval). We figured since... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:08 AM on July 2, 2008
Annnd.. now Xeni had edited her comment to add:
As for the remarks about the unpublishing/deletion/takedown clause being added to the policy, for frak's sake you guys! Teresa linked to it in the post. We never thought before that we needed to have an explicit policy on when or how an editor might edit or take down or refuse to take down their own work (we operate pretty autonomously here, we don't ask each other for permission or approval). We figured since some... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:22 AM on July 2, 2008
MeFi post:
Totally outrageous!!!
Wow.
Thanks for bringing up good childhood memories!
Did anybody else here belong to the "Pineapple Sticker Club" back in the day?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:44 AM on June 26, 2008
MeFi post:
George Carlin Dead at 71
My favorite wasn't even a bit of his stand-up, it was an observation he made:
"There are two ways to think about this existence we have. One of them is that it's Wednesday and it's three fifteen and we're talking here in my home, and at four o'clock I have to leave for another meeting. Now, that's a reality. But there's another reality. We're in the solar system of a second-rate star, three quarters of the way out on a spiral arm of an average galaxy in a thing... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:13 PM on June 23, 2008
MeFi post:
It's Probably True!
Besides the "wow, Alanis Morissette" (and she's past her prime as well) factor, there isn't much of a draw
D'yuuhhhhh-I-I-I-I heard that!
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 6:02 PM on June 23, 2008
MeFi post:
It takes a country
Of course you should spank a child to assert authority. If you break the poppets' spirit while they're young, then it makes them much easier to control as you get older. And they know that it hurts you a lot more than it hurts them.
And children will learn a valuble lesson, like "People that are stronger than you or bigger than you will use physical force for your own good" and "If yo make an authority figure mad, they will hit you".
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 5:27 PM on June 19, 2008
MeFi post:
What is a Munchy Box?
This is food that is meant to be eaten at 2 AM while blind, stinking drunk. The meat, potatoes, flour and grease will sit in your stomach, sop up the excess alcohol and allow you to stagger home. If you are complaining about the aesthetics, flavor or nutrition, and you are sober, you are missing the bloody point.
Three cheers for drunkard food.
New Brunswick, NJ (home of Rutgers University) sells something like this, except... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:26 AM on June 11, 2008
MeFi post:
"Crime. Boy, I dunno."
@krautland:
"White guilt"! Ooo, good one!
Y'see, if you are white and/or male and you are aware of the historical and systemic racial and/or gender inequities that persist in our culture, and understand that they are problems that our society has not yet fully worked through, this is a handy phrase to have on hand if you want trivialize those problems and pretend that they are not real.
Nevermind that no guilt is actually involved.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:14 AM on May 28, 2008
"reverse racism"?
What does that even mean?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:39 AM on May 28, 2008
MeFi post:
Errin' USA
BrianB:
Maybe they could travel the world and talk about why the possessive pronoun "its" does not have an apostrophe.
*clears throat, sings*
o/~ "Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S!
...
scalawag."
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:11 PM on May 21, 2008
MeFi post:
Absolutely Not.
My favorite:
“Yes. Sign me up. I’ve been kidding people for years: The hours are better, the wages are just as good — whoever heard of a vice president getting shot at? — and it’s a great opportunity to travel. And actually since time has gone by, the job is robust … So sure. Anybody here would, if they’re going to be honest. The chances are slim to none. But I promise you, I would deliver all three of Delaware’s electoral votes.”
--Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:20 PM on May 14, 2008
MeFi post:
2 Real Prices of Gas
what the hell kind of metric is gas/mg of gold?
Yeah. What about gallons of gass in butterscoth, or fluffy bunnies?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 1:47 PM on April 30, 2008
MeFi post:
Damn his science is too tight!
The geek in me is tickled to hear him rap about SEO.
The lover of music and rhyme makes me want to click the "back" button because his flow is whack AND weak.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:30 PM on March 27, 2008
MeFi post:
Coming Home
I was homeless for a period of three weeks when I was 18, and it was one of the worst periods of my life. Whenever I hear about someone "choosing" to be homeless or "they're homeless because they're lazy" or something I want to smack them in the gob.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:57 AM on March 23, 2008
MeFi post:
Can I Get A Napkin Here?
Wow, i really needed a smile today, and this did it.
My favorite part was the "janitor" breaking out in song; if I were there, that and "security" would have totally taken me by surprise.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 3:59 PM on March 10, 2008
MeFi post:
Every scene must turn...
As of now, video games are not considered to be an important part of our cultural history that should be carefully preserved like any other medium. They're just silly, disposable entertainment.
However, if video games were ever to become considered culturally significant, or someday viewed in a different light, classic video games, (some of which are facing original & master copy data degradation, laserdisc rot, &tc) might meet the same fate as silent-era films... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 2:17 PM on February 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Drinking songs
misha:
Thanks for sharing that one!
My favorite drinking song is still "Beer, Beer, Beer" (you might also know it as "Charlie Mops").
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 10:59 AM on February 6, 2008
MeFi post:
EFF vs. AT&T
Postroad:
Bull.
Obama went to Lawrence Lessig, who later said he was impressed by Obama’s commitment to open systems, like his support of open government standards, and net neutrality.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:31 AM on February 2, 2008
MeFi post:
No Day But June 1st
"Will I" - where, during an AIDS support group meeting, they all stand up one by one and ask, "Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care?" - made me cry, as I finally recognized exactly the fears, and the heartache that a friend of one of my uncle that I hadn't known too well had gone through.
The one big probably I had with Rent (play or movie) was Mimi. She always came off as manipulative and self-absorbed.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:12 AM on January 17, 2008
MeFi post:
Texas, an American Leader
Oh for heaven's sake.
I'll say it again: What do you expect from a state who's unofficial motto is a threat?
I am a transplant to TX, and even I'm getting tired of pointing this out. The "unofficial slogan" (Don't Mess With Texas) was an anti-littering campaign, chosen for both the the play on words and rhyme scheme.
Jeez.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:16 AM on January 3, 2008
MeFi post:
Latte it Forward?
Hey, I still occasionally randomly buy strangers Jell-o and tell 'em "Penn says hi", so who knows?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 12:21 PM on December 17, 2007
MeFi post:
A giant puzzle and practical joke
"The American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 is an odd duck of a sequel that isn't really reviled but also isn't really remembered at all."
Yeah, except for the bob-ombs, and Birdo and shyguys and all the other enemies that keep showing up in subsequent games, and the fact that for a game that wasn't ever really expected to be a true sequel did a lot to develop the series' personality and character.
The ending still ranks as one of my... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 1:45 PM on November 5, 2007
MeFi post:
Silly People - Games Aren't Just for Kids
Arguing that gaming isn't a grown-up activity like raising a family runs a little contrary to the fact that the current generation of video gamers make gaming a family affair. Last year, the Entertainment Software Association released a study that found that 69 percent of U.S. heads of household play video games regularly, and eight out of 10 gamer parents play video games with their children.
I published an article last year that looked into the phenomenon that children... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 1:11 PM on October 10, 2007
Yeah, y'know, I see the light now!
I mean, right now. video games are not considered to be an important part of our cultural history that should be carefully preserved like any other medium. They're just silly, disposable entertainment.
And I suppose, purely as a thought-experiment, if video games were ever to become considered culturally significant, or someday viewed in a different light, absolutely nothing of value would be lost at all!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:46 PM on October 10, 2007
markr--
Well, bit rot is an ever-present problem in trying to archive the code for video and computer games of days gone by.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 10:41 PM on October 10, 2007
MeFi post:
Handicapped Fraud
My wife was in a rather awful car accident a few years ago that messed up her C4 and C% vertebrea. She has horrible back pain after walking for too long, and there have been times when, yes, she's rented a wheelchair, but for the most part, she tries to be on her own two feet.
Walking too far can be very strenous for her.
It's the attitude of people like jayden, or those glaring at my wife that make me see red.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:22 PM on October 7, 2007
MeFi post:
Triumph of the Flow.
psssh,
that AH cat was WACK. Tryin' to front like he was freestylin', but he was spitting writtens! You could even see him looking down at the paper!
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 3:41 PM on October 6, 2007
MeFi post:
Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so is... WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU EATING?
Diabetics benefit from sugar substitutes, and that's a good thing; however, having to eliminate sugar from one's diet for health reasons is possible without sugar substitutes.
oneirodynia: "Possible," in my opinion, is no way to live. Father-not-in-law gets cranky and blue seeing all the pies in the diner and not getting to have any, ever. I would too. It's awful. Splenda improves quality of life for diabetics who like sweets. Period.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:58 AM on July 14, 2007
MeFi post:
A world of Casey Serins
...versus how many people are in trouble because they tried to buy some sort of housing at all, no matter how humble.
*meekly raises hand*
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:54 AM on July 14, 2007
MeFi post:
Snog that Snape, girl!
What's so horrifying? Her art style. Every single male has no nose and that horrifying man-flower blush to the cheeks and the same blank stare. For all the legions of mpreg yaoi snake potter fangirls fawning over her art, you could apply it to gerge bush or hitler or something and not have the characters look fundamentally different.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:30 AM on June 27, 2007
MeFi post:
Boy Gets in Trouble at School with "No Touching" Policy
I think the funniest part of the video is how the administrator is talking about how the no touching rule is to show the school's commitment to multi-culturalism... meanwhile on-screen someone is flipping through a yearbook full of white faces...
and more white faces...
and more white faces...
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 3:25 PM on June 24, 2007
MeFi post:
Bend over, Sheila.
three blind mice:
This is the same picture, Uburoivas, that makes is highly unlikely bands will ever be able to make money by putting their own music out on the web. Only a pollyanna would believe that the same people who think it's OK to rip-off the record company will feel any different about ripping off the individual artist.
In that case, these people wouldn't have paid for an album anyhow! You can't lose sales that you're... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 6:21 AM on May 24, 2007
